Skype joins big name IPO list less than a year after buyout

eBay sold Skype to private equity group led by Silver Lake in a deal that valued the company at $2.75bn

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LBO Wire

August 10, 2010 12:54 pm GMT

Real-time communications technology company Skype yesterday filed to go public in the US, adding another high profile name to the list of companies hoping to launch initial public offerings this year.

The company detailed its IPO plans less than a year after eBay sold it to an investment group led by Silver Lake in a deal that valued the company at about $2.75bn (€2.1bn). The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and venture firm Andreessen Horowitz are part of that investor group, taking a small stake in Skype.